Major changes have been proposed to the way TV advertising is sold in Russia.
Several local reports say that United Russia deputies have submitted a bill to the State Duma that would see the market share of ad sales companies limited to 35%.
This would impact principally on Video International (VI), which currently controls around 60% of the market and includes the leading broadcasters Channel One, Rossiya and CTC among its clients.
An investigation into VI is currently being undertaken by the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service.
